Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-17

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meetings.
Tbs plans for tso additional wings tt
the asylum which were accepted by ths
Gale board have not yet gone forth 10,
%Sxeontive approval. After the board
had accepted them, 1t was necessary &c
have several copies made to work from
and the architect who prepared them
has been at work making copies since
the boards acceptance.
By the change OF time Of the Mil.
waukee road next week, the direct con-
necsion with Chicago @hioh has hitherto
been possible for passengers leaving
Yankfon at $50 p. NJ. is out off and all
persons desiring to go farther east than
Sioux City. are obliged 10 remain all
night IN Sioux City. This arrangement
Will not be at all satisfactory to the
travelling public.
One OF Yankton's eligible bachelors,
q rising young attorney, had q great deal
OF trouble last evening in srraying him-
self in his .decolette costume for the
hop. The costume was ct his room and
when the e. Y. B. went TO
dress himself he found the house looked
up and she key away. He prowIed
around the house, trying the windows
and cellar door, until the neighbors
loaded their shot guns, and unclaimed
the watch dogs and then be left. But
he appeared at the party in the costume
Just the same.
E.. ]. Porter last night enquired IT We
remembered the fable OF the frogs and
the boys, and being afirmatiyely answer.
ed said he wal Just now Q frog-tha boys
had had their fun over that pair Of shoes
and mitten, but modification was surely
killing him. "Whyp he said, "that
was the worst case OF homespun yarn on
the market and l knew nothing about il
until I read il in the paper. / had q
pair Of shoes aud q mitten at my store,
to be sure, but they were the daintiest
and neatest shoes that eve came from g
last-number twos-arched insteps-
really too handsome to look ct long" II
His but fair that the corrected version
should appear. Shoes and feet are ten.
der subjecta for the trifing of human
tongues.
Z. One of the pleasant events OF the pres.
emit social season was the bachelors hop
at the Merchants hotel last evening.
Upon this occasion all shings seemed to
combine in beguiling from her hiding
place dame pleasure, and before the
music Of Georges harp had sounded
Though the halls and dance rooms many
moments the faces OF all those present
were radiant with smiles, and the enjoy.
ment was unmarried by thought or
action. The assembled young people
we're in the best OF spirits and each in
dividual effort toward having o "spien-
did time" made everybody smile and be
happy. The hop was . success and mol
q little Of the pleasure was due to the
excellent music. The club at o special
meeting held after the hop decided TO
give the next party n hoaor OF Mr.. and
Mrs. j. e.. Branch on Friday, Decembe,
30th, two weeks from last night.
One of the NEST effective temperance
lectures which ever q Yapkton citizen
iistened to was preached without the
aid OF words in this city yesterday after
noon. Among the na~asangara nm Thu
east bound Milwaukee train which reach.
es Yankton ut $50 p. m. was q
woman about forty years OF age. who was
IN = condition OF crazy drunkenness and
the spectacle which she presented was
disgusting and sorrowfnl in the extreme
She had boarded the train at Mitchell
had been obliged to sis in the smoking
car with men alone, and there she SO,
and uobbed and Dried hysterically
through the whole trip. Her lace Wa,
flushed with that peculiar color which
whisky alone can give and her eyes were
ne expressiopless as the eyes Of corpse
d crowd OF curious and astonished peo-
pie stood and gaped Ut her at every alta,
zion, but to this indignlty she was In
Sensible. Az the train pulled out To-
the east her soba and bowls could b,
heard above the grinding Of the wheels
LOst-The undersigned will pay Sill
Tor the recovery Of . pocket book. con.
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